Working with Existing Items (MITM)
Purpose: An item is a unit of inventory that is defined to the system according to item codes. The item code consists of 12 alphanumeric characters, and optionally, a 14-position alphanumeric SKU which allows you to further define the item by characteristics such as color, size, etc.
Note: The format of the SKU is defined in the System Control file. The SKU can be 14 characters or three 4-position fields (referred to as a split SKU). If you use the split SKU option, you can define the meaning of each of the three SKU elements (e.g., color, size, width). See Introducing Split SKU Setup.
After defining your items, you can use the item number to access an item directly, or you can enter the description, department, buyer, class, and/or vendor to obtain a list of items that closely match your entry.
Before you can locate an item or display item information, you must create the item information on the system. You can create items by pressing F6 at the Select Items Screen. See Creating Items Screen Flow for more information on the screens the system automatically displays, depending on whether you are creating a non-SKU’ed or SKU’ed item.
In this topic:
• Change SKU (Base Information) Screen (Non-SKUed Items)
• Display SKU (Base Information) Screen
Purpose: Use this screen to create, change, delete, display or work with items.
How to display this screen: Press Enter at the Select Items Screen.
INR0162 DISPLAY Work with Items 6/06/05 9:29:18 KAB Co
Opt Item Description Buy Cls Dept SKU
Type options, press Enter. 2=Chng 3=Copy 4=Dlt 5=Disp 7=SKUs 8=Vndr Itm 10=Ofrs 11=Info 13=Whses 14=Cont 15=Sets 16=F Goods 17=Var Sets 18=Ser nbrs 19=Comments
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F3=Exit F6=Create F12=Cancel F14=Supporting file maint F21=Print list F23=More Options F24=Select company |
Field |
Description |
Item |
A code representing a unit of inventory. Alphanumeric, 12 positions; optional. |
Description |
The description of the item. Alphanumeric, 40 positions; optional. |
Buy |
A buyer is a person who is authorized to make purchases. See Working with Buyers (WBUY). Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional. |
Cls (Class) |
A class code is a grouping of similar items. See Working with Item Classes (WICL). Alphanumeric, 3 positions; optional. |
Dept (Department) |
The department to which the item belongs. See Working with Long SKU Departments (WLSD). Numeric, 4 positions; optional. |
Screen Option |
Procedure |
Create a new item |
Press F6 to advance to the Create Item Screen. |
Change item information |
Enter 2 next to an item to advance to the Change Item Screen. |
Copy item information from one item to a new item in the same company. |
Enter 3 next to an item to advance to the Copy Item Window. |
Delete item information |
Enter 4 next to an item to delete it. Note: If you try to delete an item with SKUs, you must delete SKU records and change the SKUs Y/N flag to N before deleting the item. If you try to delete without performing these tasks, the system displays the message: Cannot delete, SKUs allowed flag is Yes. Note: You cannot delete an item if there are open orders or on-hand quantity for the item. |
Display item information |
Enter 5 next to an item to advance to the Display Item Screen. |
SKUs |
Enter 7 next to a SKU-ed item to advance to the Work with SKUs Screen. |
Vendor Item |
Enter 8 next to an item to advance to the Work with Vendor Item Screen. |
Offers |
Enter 10 next to an item to advance to the Work with Item Offers Screen. |
Information |
Enter 11 next to an item to display the Select Item Info Template Window. |
Warehouse |
Enter 13 next to an item to display the Work with Item Warehouse Screen. |
Continuity Sets |
Enter 14 next to an item to display the Work with Continuity Item Screen (Defining Components). |
Sets |
Enter 15 next to an item to display the Work with Set Component Items Screen. |
Finished goods |
Enter 16 next to an item to display the Work with Finished Good Component Items Screen. |
Variable Sets |
Enter 17 next to an item to display the Work with a Variable Set Groups Screen. |
Serial numbers |
Enter 18 next to an item to display the Work with Serial Numbers Screen. |
Comments |
Enter 19 next to an item to display the Work with Item/SKU Comments Screen. |
Source Prices |
Enter 20 next to an item to display the Work with Special Source Price Screen. |
SKU Generator |
Enter 21 next to an item to advance to the SKU Generator Screen (Entering SKU Information). |
Item Coordinates |
Enter 22 next to an item to advance to the Work with Item Coordinates Screen. |
Item Keywords |
Enter 23 next to an item to advance to the First Work with Keywords for Item Screen. |
Item Attribute Assignment |
Enter 24 next to an item to advance to the Work with Item Attribute Assignment Screen. |
E-Commerce Item Information |
Enter 25 next to an item to advance to the Work with Item Information screen for the internet information template. See Working with E-Commerce Item Information. |
E-Commerce Item Images |
Enter 26 next to an item to advance to the Change E-Commerce Item Image Screen (Working with Images). |
E-Commerce Upsells |
Enter 27 next to an item to advance to the Work with E-Commerce Upsell Screen. |
UPC codes |
Enter 28 next to a non-SKU’d item to advance to the Work with UPC Codes Screen. You can work with UPC codes for a SKU’d item by entering 7 next to the item and selecting the UPC option from the Work with SKUs Screen. |
Country/State Restriction |
Enter 29 next to an item to advance to the Work with Item Restriction by Country/State Screen. |
E-Commerce Item Category |
Enter 30 next to an item to advance to the Work with Item Categories Screen (E-Commerce). |
Retail Price Change History |
Enter 31 next to an item to advance to the Retail Price Change History Summary Screen. A message displays if the item contains SKUs, indicating you must review the retail price change history for a specific SKU of the item: Must view history at SKU level. If there is no retail price history for the item, the system displays an error message: Retail price history does not exist. If the Use Retail Price Change Processing (H29) system control value is set to N, the system displays an error message: SCV H29 (Use Retail Price Change Processing) must be set to 'Y'. |
Item ship via overrides |
Enter 32 next to an item to advance to the Select Ship Via for Override Screen. |
Add, change, or delete item information for an item with the same item number as the copied item in one or more shared companies |
Enter 33 next to an item to advance to the Copy Item to Company Window. An error message displays if you do not have authority to the Copy Item to Company Security (B15) secured feature: Not authorized to Copy. An error message displays if shared companies do not exist for the current company: Shared companies do not exist for the parent. You can define shared companies for a company in Setting Up Companies (WCMP). |
Add, delete, or review SKU cross reference codes between a CWDirect item and an external system, such as a retail outlet. |
Enter 34 next to an item to advance to the Work with SKU Cross Reference # Screen. Note: This option is not available for the base item of a SKU’d item at the Work with Items Screen. To work with cross references fro a SKU’d item, select a SKU at the Work with SKUs Screen. |
Review changes to an item’s cost |
Enter 35 next to a non-SKU’d item to advance to the First Display Cost Change Audit Screen. To review cost change history for a SKU’s item, use option 35 for a SKU at the Work with SKUs Screen. See Reviewing Item/SKU Cost History for more information on tracking cost history. |
Work with user defined fields |
Enter 98 next to an item to advance to the Work with User Fields Screen. |
Maintain supporting files |
Press F14 to perform supporting file maintenance. |
More options |
Press F23 to display more options. |
Change an item: Enter 2 next to an item at the Work with Items Screen to advance to the Change Item screen. At this screen you can change any information except the item code. See Create Item Screen for field descriptions.
Note: If you are changing a non-SKU’d item, you advance to the Change SKU (Base Information) Screen (Non-SKUed Items) when you press Enter at this screen.
Change SKU (Base Information) Screen (Non-SKUed Items)
Change a non-SKUed item: Press Enter at the Change Item Screen if you are working with a non-SKUed item to advance to the Change SKU (Base Information) screen. You can change any information on this screen except the item and description. See Create Item (Base Information) Screen for field descriptions.
Display an item: Enter 5 next to an item at the Work with Items Screen to advance to the Display Item screen. You cannot change any information on this screen. See Create Item Screen for field descriptions.
Note: If you are reviewing a non-SKUed item, you advance to the Display SKU (Base Information) Screen when you press Enter at this screen.
Display SKU (Base Information) Screen
Display a non-SKUed item: Press Enter at the Display Item Screen if you are reviewing a non-SKUed item to advance to the Display SKU (Base Information) screen. You cannot change any information on this screen. See Create Item (Base Information) Screen for field descriptions.
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